Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: THERAPEUTIC/FLOOR/MERCURY VAPOUR
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1446.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: BMC8
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL; SYNTHETIC CORD

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: N/A
Width: 38.0 cm
Height: 166.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1930'S
Canada: MADE AND USED IN CANADA. PROBABLY IMPORTANT IN CANADIAN WINTERS WITH THE LACK OF SUN.
Function: USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT RAYS SIMILAR TO THE SUN FOR HEALTH BENEFITS.
Technical: SCIENTIFIC MOVEMENT IN THE 1920S CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF SUN ON HEALTH - WAS THOUGHT TO BE BENEFICIAL FOR CHILD GROWTH, HEALTH MAINTENANCE & BUILDING UP RESISTANCE TO SICKNESS. IN 1929 THE S-1 MERCURY VAPOUR SUNLAMP WAS INTRODUCED. FIRST LAMP BULB WHICH GENERATED ULTRAVIOLET RAYS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE ON SHADE: 'GENERAL GE[LOGO] ELECTRIC/ SUNLAMP/ CAUTION.../ MODEL BMC8 60 CYCLES/ 115 VOLTS 8.4 AMP NO. 1823/ CESA APPROVAL NO.3107/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO, CANADA'/ MFG'S PLATE ON BASE: 'CAUTION USE WITH WALL OR BASEBOARD/ RECEPTACLE ONLY/ THIS DEVICE, IN SO FAR AS ITS SAFETY FROM/ ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD IS/ CONCERNED HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE/ CANADIAN ENGINEERING STANDARDS ASSOCIA-/ TION, THEC.E.S.A. IS NOT CONCERNED WITH/ THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE RAD-/ IATION FROM THE DEVICE/ L 4523030'
Missing: NO BULB
Finish: "BRONZE" PAINT OVERALL/ INSIDEOF SHADE PAINTED SILVER/ CORD - BROWN
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Lamp, electric, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1995.1446, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1446.001/

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